ABYSSINIAN.
Small, broad across the eyes, rather long than short, nose
medium length, all well-formed.
Orange-yellow, slightly tinged with green, large, round,
full, and bright.
Nose dark red, edged with black; tips and cushions of feet
black, also the back of the hind-legs.
Soft, rather woolly hair, yet soft, silky, lustrous, and
glossy, short, smooth, even, and dense.
The usual size of the ordinary English cat, but a little more
rounded, with not much hair in the interior, black at the
apex.
A rich, dun brown, ticked with black and orange, or darker on
lighter colours, having a dark or black line along the back
extending to the end of the tail, and slightly annulated with
black or dark colour. As few other marks as possible. Inside
of fore-legs and belly to be orange-brown. No white.
Large; coat glossy and smooth, fitting close to the body;
eyes bright and clear.
Graceful, lithe, elegant, alert and quick in all its
movements, head carried up, tail trailing, in walk
undulating.
N.B.—The Abyssinian Silver Gray, or Chinchilla, is the same in all points, with the exception of the ground colour being silver instead of brown. This is a new and beautiful variety.